What was found
AUDIBLE POP SOUND FOLLOWED BY A BURNING/SMOLDERING SMELL IN COCKPIT. NO VISUAL SMOKE REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. FOUND THAT THE NR 2 COMPASS AMPLIFIER HAD BLOWN A TRANSFORMER.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2010
- Submitted
- May 24, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N151
- Make and model
- Doug DC6B
- Aircraft serial
- 45496
- Aircraft time
- 47,597 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3420 · Attitude and Direction Data System
- Part
- Amplifier
- Part number
- 684535
- Part serial
- A173
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.